Where does “holen” come from?

holen (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hulis, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

holen (Old English): holly

Definitions

  1. holly

Ancestry of “holen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichulisholly
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “holen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hulis →